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PNW 16 Valver 04-20-2005 11:24 AM

Nissan vs. Behr Radiator
 
Anyone have experience using Nissan radiator vs. a Behr.

Price difference was substantial, and I was told that quality was equal.

This would be going into a 16V 190E

Thanks,

Bob

rickjordan 04-20-2005 11:42 AM

Due to a small accident with a truck's hitch, we had to replace the radiator in my wife's TD. I went with a Nissen (made in Demark) radiator. That was last year, have had not problems since.

deanyel 04-20-2005 12:27 PM

Nissen is very good quality - some think higher than Behr South Africa.

Hatterasguy 04-20-2005 02:51 PM

Behr is the OE radiator so they must be pretty good. Do the Nissens have the metal sleeves in the necks?

If I were planning on keeping the car I would buy the Behr.

lino 04-20-2005 03:18 PM

How much are the BEHR and Nissen radiators for your car? Could this be another option? Click on the following link and then Catalog and then Radiators. :
http://www.evanscooling.com/main25.htm

boneheaddoctor 04-20-2005 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lino
How much are the BEHR and Nissen radiators for your car? Could this be another option? Click on the following link and then Catalog and then Radiators. :
http://www.evanscooling.com/main25.htm

Cool I bookmarked that link..............

tangofox007 04-20-2005 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
Behr is the OE radiator so they must be pretty good. Do the Nissens have the metal sleeves in the necks?

I can't find it right now, but I read that the Nissens radiators have metal tanks. If that is the case, they don't need metal sleeves in the necks. I would certainly opt for metal tanks if that is an option.

PNW 16 Valver 04-20-2005 04:53 PM

The Nissen was $185 locally. The Behr was $250 locally, $155 on ebay (buy it now) with a $25 shipping fee. The price for the Behr at the dealer is $450.

The parts side of this website had the Behr at $330 I think.

That link for the Evans product - I didn't see a radiator for less than $250, though it was not easy to navigate.

Bob

deanyel 04-20-2005 08:20 PM

There seems to be a quality difference between Behr Germany and Behr South Africa - both of which are available on the aftermarket.

petaling 04-20-2005 08:55 PM

using Nissens 3 yrs now.perfect fit.

lino 04-20-2005 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PNW 16 Valver
The Nissen was $185 locally. The Behr was $250 locally, $155 on ebay (buy it now) with a $25 shipping fee. The price for the Behr at the dealer is $450.

The parts side of this website had the Behr at $330 I think.

That link for the Evans product - I didn't see a radiator for less than $250, though it was not easy to navigate.

Bob

The lowest price I saw was $225 on the Evan's site. I never owned a Evan's radiator, but I know that my oem Mercedes failed in 2 of my cars, one because of a broken neck and that was a BEHR. I do remember that Mercedes oem BEHR has an updated part number for their rads. I know this because I saw one for sale on Ebay and called the dealer to verify the part number and the number of the rad for sale was superceded by a new part number.

willrev 06-13-2006 11:05 PM

Nissan
 
I just put in a Nissan and no problems. The Behr at the dealer was $550. The nissan was $225. It is a Denmark high quality radiator. Behr is getting ready to start making theirs in CHINA.


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